Madibeng is a perfect example of a municipality where endemic corruption affects service delivery to the poor. There is no money for maintaining water purification plants because of fraud. The Special Investigating Unit has found that 341 Madibeng officials have interests in eight municipal contracts valued at R21,7 million. [Interjections.]
The previous municipal manager has been arrested. Essential after-hours services have ground to a halt as the overtime budget has been overspent by R3 million. Corruption makes poor people poorer and in this ANC-run municipality, this is exactly what is happening. [Time expired.] [Applause.]
HON MEMBERS: Hear, hear!